Chapter 403
At this time, the number of ministers in the palace was not very large, and there were only some ministers including Yang Biao and Zhao Wen.
Although the number of people is small, their identities are very important, and almost all the existing ministers of the Han family with important identities are here.
This naturally also includes Zhong Xuan and others.
Yang Biao's expression was originally smiling, but when he heard Yan Shao's words, his expression gradually became serious, and the majesty of an important minister of the Han family spread.
Judging from his appearance alone, Yang Biao is just a dignified old man. But with this momentum, it makes people feel a little depressed.
If it were an ordinary person, just standing in front of Yang Biao would be so nervous that he couldn't breathe. But has Yan Shao experienced less things over the years?
Just on the battlefield, I have experienced life and death I don't know how many times. On weekdays, there are also fierce generals such as Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, and Tai Shici, even Lu Bu has seen I don't know how many faces.
Naturally, considering the identity and other issues, it is impossible for either Lu Bu or Zhao Yun to release their murderous aura on Yan Shao.
But even so, these peerless generals are not comparable to Yang Biao's bravado.
That's right, Yang Biao's momentum is indeed amazing, but what can really make people afraid is the power that this person himself has.
The power that a military general has is his own martial arts and the soldiers and horses in his hands. And the power of the minister comes from the monarch behind him.
If the monarch is strong, the power of the ministers will also become stronger, and everyone will be afraid of this power. If he didn't have this kind of power, then Yang Biao would just be just an ordinary old man with a little majesty.
Obviously, with Yang Biao and the current Han family, there is no way to make Yan Shao afraid.
However, Yan Shao's gaze was still very open, because he never thought of betraying the Han family, just as he had never been loyal.
It's a pity that Yang Biao didn't see this, all he saw was Yan Shao's open gaze.
"What do you mean?"
Yan Shao smiled, looked at the other party squarely, and did not hesitate at all in the face of Yang Biao's seemingly majestic gaze.
"With all due respect, if there is chaos today and the Han family is declining, the Son of Heaven will no longer be the lord of all peoples in the eyes of the world, but will become a puppet. Especially in the eyes of the princes of all parties, strange goods are just habitable. This was the case with Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others before, if they can't hold enough strength in their hands after they arrive in Kanto, it's hard to say whether they will repeat the mistakes of the past again..."
"In today's situation, it is impossible to expect to use the fame of the Son of Heaven to command the heroes, the only way is to follow the example of Emperor Guangwu back then, and there needs to be an iron army in his hands, so as to revitalize the Han family..."
"Oh? Could it be that in Fuxian's view, such as Yang Feng or Xu Rong and others, are not loyal ministers of the Han family? Hearing Yan Shao say this, a minister next to him sneered. If it weren't for them, the Son of Heaven and we would probably still be trapped in Chang'an, if such a person can't be called a loyal minister, who can be called it? β
"Whether General Yang and General Xu are loyal ministers or not, this is not something I can comment on, but I think Lord Yang should have his own opinion..."Yan Shao smiled, not a little angry, his attitude was very peaceful, and those who were familiar with him knew very well that this was because he didn't take the other party in his eyes at all. However, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, and now, the revival of the Han family is already a thousand difficulties, and it is impossible to have another negligence, let alone a failure at the apex, so no matter how small a thing is, it is also a big thing to put it here. β
"Since this is the case, why don't you propose that the Son of Heaven go to Qingzhou?"
This time, it was Yang Biao who spoke.
"Qingzhou is now under the governance of Fuxian, and it can also be called rich, especially Linzi is a big city in the world, and it is the old capital of Qi, so it is also appropriate as the temporary residence of the Son of Heaven, isn't it?"
As he spoke, his eyes forced him to look at Yan Shao, as if he wanted to see what Yan Shao really thought in his heart.
However, when Yan Shao heard this, he shook his head. "Yan Shao is naturally willing to take the Son of Heaven to Qingzhou, although Linzi is not as big as Chang'an or Luoyang, it is also a big city, and it is the old capital of Qi back then, just like the adults said, it is quite appropriate. But Qingzhou is too far away, all the way to and the geographical location is awkward..."
Saying that, Yan Shao glanced at everyone again, "Of course, if the Son of Heaven is willing to come to the Qi Kingdom, Yan Shao is naturally overjoyed..."
After listening to Yan Shao's statement, everyone talked about it, and some felt that Qingzhou was actually not bad, because Qingzhou is indeed very rich now. This can be seen from the thousands of soldiers and horses brought by Yan Shao this time, don't look at the cavalry that is only more than 5,000, to be reasonable, the cavalry of this era is very valuable. And being able to afford 5,000 cavalry is itself a testament to Qingzhou's strength.
There are many princes in the world, but there are not many who can raise 5,000 cavalry.
In fact, it doesn't matter what the riches are, the key is whether they can give them a stipend. Why did they initially agree to stay in Luoyang, but finally agreed to go to the Kanto region? Isn't it because the environment in Luoyang is too difficult, and if you continue to stay, you may even go hungry?
If they endure hardship, they have already eaten enough when they were in Chang'an, so they really don't want to eat again, so they would rather go to a small city in Kanto than stay in Luoyang, which can't even support them. Even if this is the former imperial capital, even if the scale of this city is unusually large.
What's the use of talking about a city that can't even afford to be fed?
In comparison, although Qingzhou is a remote place, Linzi is much smaller than Luoyang, but at least it is a rare large city in this era, it is definitely not comparable to ordinary cities, and it is much stronger than today's Luoyang.
It can even be said that in this era, only Yecheng in Jizhou, Xiangyang and Wancheng in Jingzhou, Chengdu in Yizhou and Xiapi in Xuzhou can be compared with Linzi, and this is also the result of Yan Shao's efforts over the years.
Looking at the moving ministers, Yan Shao had a smile on his face.
If the Son of Heaven was really willing to go to Qingzhou, he would naturally be happy. Although the Son of Heaven will bring a lot of trouble after he arrives in Qingzhou, the benefits are also obvious. Otherwise, those strategists in the Three Kingdoms period would not all be eyeing Liu Xie.
To be reasonable, the princes of the Son of Heaven really didn't come up with it first on Cao Cao's side, Yuan Shao's side had already figured it out, but unfortunately Yuan Shao was a pit goods, and none of the brilliant ideas that his strategists came up with were adopted by him.
However, Yan Shao will never be like this, but unfortunately, first, his relationship with the ministers of the court is not very good, at least he is not familiar with it, and second, Qingzhou is too far away, otherwise he really wants to fight for it.
Yan Shao is really interested in Liu Xie, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and serving the Son of Heaven to please the ministers, two routines, two strategies, but they all have their own advantages.
In fact, in the official history of the Three Kingdoms, the first to propose this was Jia Xu. Of course, Jia Xu, who was a poisoner at that time, did not say anything about coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but said that he was 'serving the country to conquer the world'.
In the third year of Chuping (192), Dong Zhuo was killed, and his subordinate Li Dao and others sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask for forgiveness. Situ Wang Yun, who was in power at that time, was upright and did not agree, and Li Dao and others were even more frightened, did not know what to do, and prepared to disband and flee back to their hometowns. Jia Xu was an official of Dong Zhuo's department at that time, and he served in Li Dao's army, so in order to protect himself, he stepped forward to stop them, and said to Li Dao and others: "I heard that Chang'an wanted to punish the people of Liangzhou, and the monarchs abandoned the crowd and went alone, that is, a pavilion chief can restrain the monarch." It is better to lead the crowd to the west, where to collect troops, to attack Chang'an, to avenge Dong Gong, fortunately, to serve the country to conquer the world, if not, go ahead. ("Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Jia Xu Biography"), this plan was adopted by everyone. In the name of avenging Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others contacted the generals of the Western Liang Army, led the army day and night, rushed to Chang'an, and then defeated LΓΌ Bu, killed Wang Yun, held Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty hostage, and controlled the Eastern Han government.
Later, Yuan Shao's advisors were frustrated to Yuan Shao and asked him to "coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes, cattle and horses to beg for nothing", but Yuan Shao's other strategists did not approve. Today, the court is sowing more, the temple is ruined, and the counties are viewed in various states, although the outside is entrusted to the volunteers, and the inner reality is mapped, there is no concern for the society. And the city of Jinzhou is rough, the soldiers are strong, and the west welcomes the big driver, that is, the palace and the capital, coercing the son of heaven and ordering the princes, and the soldiers and horses to ask for the court, who can control it? β
The benefits of this are naturally endless, although after getting the Son of Heaven to Qingzhou, it will definitely bring a lot of inconvenience, but the benefits cannot be ignored. It's a pity that Qingzhou is too far away, and the chance of this kind of good thing going to Yan Shao's turn is too small, and it is more likely that the Son of Heaven is looking for a place to live in Yanzhou, Jizhou, or even Yuzhou.
In this case, Yan Shao certainly has to set up some obstacles for his competitors.
At least, he can't let the Son of Heaven be easily controlled by others like in history.
The princes of the world are almost all his opponents.
As an opponent, he should naturally do something that an opponent should do.
"In that case, where do you think it's more suitable?"
As the hero of this time, Yang Biao had to ask.
Just like Yan Shao said, now that the Han family is in decline, it is precisely because of this that external support is more needed. At present, it seems that Yan Shao and Cao Cao are still relatively loyal, and Zhang Yang can also look forward to it, so naturally he needs to ask their opinions. β
"Didn't Meng De propose before, go to Xuchang?" Yan Shao smiled slightly.
"Oh? Why Xuchang? β
"Because Xuchang's geographical location is relatively advantageous..."Yan Shao said after thinking about it for a while. Xuchang was called "Xu" in ancient times, originated from Yaoshi, Gao Shixu was named after grazing this place and washing his ears on the shore of Yingshui. β
"I naturally know this..."Talking about these classics, there are really few people in the world who can be stronger than Yang Biao, after all, this is what officials in this era are most accustomed to doing.
"But more importantly, there are no other princes in Xuchang today, and there are many people in the territory, and the products are relatively rich, and it is not very far from Cao Cao, so there is something that can be supported in the shortest possible time. If the Son of Heaven is unwilling to go to Qingzhou, then this place is the best choice. β
After listening to this, Yang Biao didn't say anything more, just nodded...
There is no indication of whether Yan Shao's opinion was adopted, or whether it was not...
Yan Shao didn't care, anyway, it was not up to him to decide where Liu Xie would go in the end, at the moment he was just an outside prince, and his influence on Liu Xie was far less than that of the ministers who had been following him. It's not impossible that Liu Xie finally ran to Puyang, anyway, it won't be his Qingzhou, because as I said before, Qingzhou is really too far away and unrealistic.
After leaving the palace, Yan Shao took Zhao Yun and the others back to the station.
There, there were already many generals who had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Yan Shao returning, they stepped forward one after another, Yan Shao also nodded one by one, but he didn't say anything.
At this time, he suddenly saw Sun Guan coming over and whispering softly in his ear.
"My lord, we've caught the guy you said..."
"Oh?" To say that after coming out of the palace, Yan Shao's face has remained calm, but after hearing his words, his eyes instantly widened a lot. "Really found it? Didn't get anyone wrong, right? β
"Don't worry, my lord, we are absolutely impossible to be mistaken, now this person is locked up in the camp of the Pioneer Army, and we are strictly guarded, and no one can easily reach it..."Sun Guan replied with his fists clenched.
Although he didn't know what Yan Shao wanted this person to do, since it was his order, Sun Guan just obeyed it.
"Okay, I'll go now..." Saying that, Yan Shao had already pulled out his feet and left, so much so that everyone was startled, they really rarely saw Yan Shao like this.
But after glancing at each other, Sun Guan, Zhao Yun and the others still followed, and after a while, the group had already turned over and ran towards the camp of the Dare First Army.
During this period, many spies noticed the whereabouts of Yan Shao and the others, but they were a little confused as to why he ran to the camp of the Dare First Army.
After all, who would do that in the middle of the night? And to say that Yan Shao wants to attack other people, it is unlikely, one is that Yan Shao's soldiers and horses cannot occupy an absolute advantage in Luoyang, even if they add Lu Bu, it is impossible, not to mention that Lu Bu may not be able to help him.
Another is that Yan Shao is really a bit too blatant, too open-minded, and almost half of the people in the city can see Yan Shao's trace. If he really did something bad, how could he act so openly?
Yan Shao didn't care what these people thought, but went straight to it.
Now in his heart, there is nothing more important than this. Although the others didn't understand why Yan Shao was so eager, they could only follow.
However, Zhao Yun, who has followed Yan Shao for the longest time, can somewhat guess what Yan Shao's purpose is...
After arriving at the camp, he immediately said to Sun Guan next to him.
"Quick, take me to the gentleman's quarters!"